Pura Kehen
The old royal temple of the Bangli kingdom, set at the foot of a wooded hill north of the town and dating back at least to the 13th century. Its terraced courtyards climb the slope to an eleven-tiered meru shrine, with a great banyan tree in the outer court.
- Where
- Bangli, Bali, Indonesia
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- -8.4418, 115.3599
Get the Pura Kehen stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Kehen. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Bali volume with your photos and a note.
Near Pura Kehen
Penglipuran Village 2.2 km
A traditional village in Bangli whose people keep their customs in daily life, with matching family compounds lining a single stepped street. Its layout follows Tri Hita Karana, the Balinese idea of balance between God, people and nature.
Gunung Kawi 5.6 km
An 11th-century temple and funerary complex in a valley at Tampaksiring, split in two by the Pakerisan river. Ten shrines are carved into 7-metre niches in the cliff face, thought to honour King Anak Wungsu and his queens.
Tirta Empul 5.7 km
A water temple near Tampaksiring built around a holy spring that wells up from the ground, which is what its name means. Balinese Hindus come to bathe under its row of stone spouts in a ritual purification called melukat.
Tegallalang Rice Terraces 9.0 km
Rice paddies cut in steps down the sides of a valley north of Ubud, watered by Bali's old subak irrigation system. Paths lead down through the green terraces, and cafés along the road look across them.
Klungkung Palace 11 km
The historic palace complex of the old Klungkung kingdom in Semarapura, officially Puri Agung Semarapura. Its best known part is the Kertha Gosa, an open hall of justice whose ceiling is painted in the Kamasan style with scenes of heaven and hell.
Goa Gajah 12 km
The 'elephant cave' near Ubud, a 9th-century sanctuary entered through a mouth carved in the rock as a fearsome face. Inside is a small, dim chamber, and in the courtyard outside lie old bathing pools.
Besakih Temple 13 km
The mother temple of Bali and the holiest site in Balinese Hinduism, sitting nearly 1,000 metres up the slopes of Mount Agung. It is not one building but a complex of 23 related temples on six terraced levels, the largest being Pura Penataran Agung.
Neka Art Museum 13 km
An Ubud museum of Balinese painting, set up in 1982 by the art dealer Suteja Neka. He built the collection with advice from the painters Rudolf Bonnet and Arie Smit, and it traces how Balinese art changed through the 20th century.
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Questions
Where is Pura Kehen?
Pura Kehen is in Bangli, Bali, Indonesia. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Penglipuran Village (2.2 km), Gunung Kawi (5.6 km), Tirta Empul (5.7 km).
How do I get the Pura Kehen stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Pura Kehen and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Bali volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Pura Kehen before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Bali volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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